Archaeological Site of Troy
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The Archaeological Site of Troy is the ancient city in northwestern Turkey famed from Homeric epics and renowned for its multi-layered ruins that reveal over 4,000 years of continuous human settlement and history.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Archaeological Site of Troy canonical | 2 |
| Archaeological Site of Troy (UNESCO) | 1 |
| Troy UNESCO World Heritage Site | 1 |
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
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archaeological site ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hisarlik
NERFINISHED
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Ilion NERFINISHED ⓘ Troia NERFINISHED ⓘ Troy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
Iliad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Odyssey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Republic of Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| earliestOccupationDate | circa 3000 BCE ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Carl Blegen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Heinrich Schliemann NERFINISHED ⓘ Manfred Korfmann NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilhelm Dörpfeld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousFor |
appearance in Homeric epics
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association with the Trojan War ⓘ multi-layered archaeological remains ⓘ |
| governingBody | Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFeature |
Roman theater
ⓘ
bouleuterion ⓘ city walls ⓘ defensive ditches ⓘ fortifications ⓘ gates ⓘ residential buildings ⓘ sanctuaries ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLatitude | 39.957 ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLongitude | 26.238 ⓘ |
| hasCulturalAssociation |
Anatolia
NERFINISHED
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Ancient Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Hittite civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDurationOfOccupation | over 4000 years ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Troy Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSettlementLayers | at least 9 major layers ⓘ |
| hasPeriod |
Bronze Age
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Byzantine period ⓘ Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ Iron Age NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| hasProtectionStatus | archaeological conservation area ⓘ |
| hasTourismType |
archaeological tourism
ⓘ
cultural tourism ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguageEvidence |
Greek
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Latin ⓘ Luwian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
Homeric scholarship
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Trojan War studies ⓘ classical archaeology research ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Turkey
ⓘ
northwestern Turkey ⓘ Çanakkale Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Aegean Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dardanelles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearSettlement | Tevfikiye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Troad region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(ii)
ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ (vi) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 849 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Archaeological Site of Troy (UNESCO)
this entity surface form:
Troy UNESCO World Heritage Site